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The relationship of principal's leadership behavior and student achievement in Title I schools with school-wide programs, 2005
Get PDFThis study examined the extent to which principal's leadership behaviors were predictive of student achievement based on Georgia's Criterion Reference Competency Tests (CRCT) in math and reading. The relationship was studied through the analysis of teachers' ratings of principal's leadership behavior on a researcher-developed survey and CRCT scores for two school years. Multiple regressions analyses revealed that school enrollment, class size, Adequate Yearly Progress status, and percent of students eligible free and reduced price lunch were predictive of both reading and math achievement. The analyses also revealed that people leadership and teachers' race were predictive of reading achievement and structure leadership was predictive of math achievement
The Atlanta University Bulletin (catalogue), s. III no. 185: Summer School, March 1979
No full textThe Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library acknowledges the generous support of the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) in supporting the processing and digitization of a number of historic collections as part of the project: Our Story: Digitizing Publications and Photographs of the Historically Black Atlanta University Center Institutions.</em
Development of an Anti-stenotrophomonas maltophilia Immunoglobulin-G (lgG) that Prevents Iron Transport in Gram Negative Bacteria, 2009
Get PDFThe resistance of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia to antimicrobial agents has become a major medical and public health problem. The frequent treatment of S. maltophilia borne infections with the same anti-microbial agent over a period of time inherently results in the pathogen developing resistance to the drug. A polyclonal antibody cocktail, D-Squared David L Scott 01 (D2-DLSO1) was used to recover surface exposed immunogenic polypeptides (SEIPs) from the cell walls of S. maltophilia. Bioinformatics strategies (Blast analysis, sequence alignment hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity plots) were performed to identify epitopes of ferric enterobactin receptor (Fep A) homolog in S. maltophilia. Data showed that D2-DLSO1 recognized regions along the Fep A peptide sequence that was confirmed in an enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) assay. The amino acid sequences of Escherichia coli (E. coli) Fep A Iron receptor could serve as a target for the development of anti S.maltophila IgG that are useful in protection against infections caused by S. maltophilia and other Gram negative bacteria. Individual S. maltophilia surface exposed immunogenic polypeptides were evaluated in growth inhibition studies and ELISA was used to determine applicability as targets for immunological neutralization. The data suggest that serial dilution (100-fold increments) of D2-DLSO 1 antisera (1 02 dilutions) representing ljig/ml showed significant binding ofD2-DLSO1 to S.maltophilia antigens as compared to controls. The data indicated that D2-DLSO1 inhibited the proliferation of S. maltophilia and several Gram negative bacteria. However, D2-DLSO1 did not show any inhibition of proliferation on Gram positive bacteria (Staphiococcus. aureus), suggesting that there are no common conserved sequences among Gram negative and Gram positive bacteria. Human monoclonal antibodies (DLS-10/ DLS-1 1) recovered from transgenic mice were capable of inhibiting the proliferation of S. maltophilia in vitro. These monoclonal antibodies showed potential of being excellent therapeutic agents for infections caused by S. maltophilia and possibly other Gram negative nosocomial pathogens
Du Bois Bust
No full textBust at W. E. B. Du Bois Memorial Centre for Pan African Culture, his final resting place. Photo taken during Morehouse Pan-African Global Experience II in Accra, Ghana in January 2018. Keywords: African American Studies; African History; African Languages and Societies; Critical and Cultural Studies; Digital Humanities; Ethnic Studies; Folklore; Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Ethnicity in Communication; Migration Studies; Oral History; Race and Ethnicity; Social and Cultural Anthropology; Sociology of Culture
A study of the White House conferences as they have contributed to advancements in the field of child welfare, 1947
Get PDFThe synthesis and characterization of poly[oxo(2-chloro-1, 4-phenylene) oxy terephthaloyl-co-(2chloro-1, 4-oxy carbonyl methylene oxo terephthayoly-co oxy(2-chloro-1, 4-phenylene methylene oxy oxy terephthaloyl], 1992
No full textTwo copolyesters were prepared in the melt from terephthalic acid, 1,4- phenylenediacetic acid, 2-chlo~ 1,4-phenylenediacetate and CXCX -diacetoxy-I ,4- phenylene. Neither polymer is observed to exhibit liquid crystalline properties. Polymer I has an inherent viscosity of O.39g/dl while polymer 2 has an inherent viscosity of O.64g/dl. The Thermal properties of both polymers are obtained. Thermogravimetric analysis result indicate that polymer I starn to loose weight at 2750 C, while polymer 2 which is more thermally stable only losses less than 5% of it's weight at 3500 C. Both polymers were characterized by FT-IR, lH NMR and 13c NMR, POM, DSC, TGA and viscosity
Coming of (R)age: Constructing Counternarratives of Black Girlhood from the Angry Decade to the Age of Rage, 2019
Get PDFThis dissertation assesses rage and its utility for fictional Black girls and adolescents in asserting their humanity, accessing their voices, and developing strategies of resistance that contribute to their identity formation. Through analyses of six novels: 1)God Bless the Child, 2)Breath, Eyes, Memory, 3)The Hate U Give, 4)The Bluest Eye, 5)Daddy Was a Number Runner, and 6)The Poet X, this research presents rage as a canonical theme in Black women's coming-of-age narratives and presents connections between rage, rights, and resistance. The connections, revealed through stimuli and adaptations associated with rage, frame an argument for North Americas as an arbiter of anger. The novels construct an "arc of anger that places them in conversation about Black girl rage and presents a tradition of Black women crafting Black girl protagonists who are conduits for counternarratives of rage. This dissertation also examines how history, memory, and culture contribute to Black girls' frustrations and knowledge bases. By looking to works published between the angry decade (the 1960s) and the age of rage (the 2010s), the research presents ways Black women novelists and their characters return to rage to combat social institutions and critique social constructions of Black girlhood and womanhood
A Study of Contributing Factors Associated with Postsecondary Readiness among Youth Residing in Georgia's Foster Care Independent Living Programs, 2019
No full textThe purpose of this quantitative study was to ascertain the extent to which the level of postsecondary readiness among youth residing in Independent Living Programs is influenced by the level of one or more of the following; graduation preparedness, independent living skills, sustainable independent living skills, and knowledge of their foster care rights. Approximately 15% of the 437,465 youth residing in foster care during FY 20162017 reached the age of emancipation. A quantitative research design was used in this descriptive study to examine the relationship between postsecondary readiness among youth residing in Independent Living Programs and their level of (a) graduation preparedness, (b) independent living readiness, (c) sustainable independent living skills, and (d) knowledge of their foster care rights. Participants placed in Georgia Independent Living Programs and preparing to exit the foster care system or emancipated from foster care were selected for this study using the purposive sampling method. Each of the 69 participants completed the Postsecondary and Education Readiness Survey. The instrument was pilot tested with 10 participants and determined to be valid and reliable. The data for the study were analyzed using the following statistical tests: descriptive statistics, frequency distribution, standard deviation, cross tabulation, and Spearman Rho. Participants represented a diverse group, including male, female, between the ages of 16 to 20 years old, black/African American, white, Hispanic/Latino/Spanish, other ethnic background, and between 1 and 18 years in foster care. The following results related to the four research questions/hypotheses: (a) there was a significant (moderately positive) relationship between the postsecondary readiness and graduation preparedness variables; (b) there was a significant (weak positive) relationship between the postsecondary readiness and independent living skills variables; (c) there was a significant (weak positive) relationship between the postsecondary readiness and sustainable independent living skills; and (d) there was a significant (weak positive) relationship between the postsecondary readiness and foster care rights variables. The following recommendations were inspired by the results of this study: increase funding for the Educational Training Voucher (ETV) program, provide additional independent living training for foster care youth and caregivers, and partner with other agencies serving young adults
